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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COOL
DRIFT
IDEA
KIND
MESSAGE
NICE
POINT
RING
SICK
SORT
STICK
STYLE
SWEET
TENDER
TYPE
WING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
“AWESOME!”Straightforward
VARIETYModerate
GISTTricky
FRIED APPETIZER, INFORMALLYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
“AWESOME!”Straightforward
SLANG WORDS YOU MIGHT EXCLAIM WHEN SOMETHING IMPRESSES YOU+ 3 more…
VARIETYModerate
WORDS MEANING A CATEGORY OR CLASSIFICATION+ 3 more…
GISTTricky
WORDS MEANING THE MAIN POINT OR ESSENCE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FRIED APPETIZER, INFORMALLYDevious
THESE BAR SNACK WORDS ALL PRECEDE 'ONION,' 'MOZZARELLA,' 'CHICKEN,' ETC.+ 3 more…
Full solution
“AWESOME!”Straightforward
COOL,NICE,SICK,SWEET
COOL, NICE, SICK, and SWEET are all informal exclamations meaning 'awesome' or 'excellent'
VARIETYModerate
KIND,SORT,STYLE,TYPE
KIND, SORT, STYLE, and TYPE all mean a variety or category of something
GISTTricky
DRIFT,IDEA,MESSAGE,POINT
DRIFT, IDEA, MESSAGE, and POINT all refer to the gist or core meaning of something
FRIED APPETIZER, INFORMALLYDevious
RING,STICK,TENDER,WING
RING (onion ring), STICK (mozzarella stick), TENDER (chicken tender), and WING (chicken wing) are all fried appetizers referred to informally by these words